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AUX heat pumps: how do their ratings compare?

A typical AUX heat pump beats 52% of similar heat pumps (same size and type), which is about average. AUX has 149 heat pump models in this list.

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Overall score

52%

of similar heat pumps beaten by its typical model

About average

Ranked 18 among brands with a QMID on file. Based on 139 models with every rating.

AUX, rating by ratingStrongest on efficiency on a 5°f day (beats 62%), weakest on hot-day cooling efficiency (beats 40%).
  • Efficiency on a 5°F dayCOP at 5°FBeats 62%
  • Heating power kept at 5°FCapacity at 5°F vs 47°FBeats 51%
  • Winter-long heating efficiencyHSPF2Beats 43%
  • Summer-long cooling efficiencySEER2Beats 51%
  • Hot-day cooling efficiencyEER2Beats 40%

Average (50%)

Each bar: the share of similar heat pumps a typical model beats on that rating.

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Rebate standards

Share of this brand’s models that meet the efficiency levels rebate programs use. Programs can have other rules too.

  • 68%

    meet CEE 2025 Tier 1, the level many utility rebates use.

    101 models. All brands: 57%.

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  • 63%

    meet Xcel Energy Colorado’s cold-climate rebate levels.

    94 models. All brands: 53%.

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  • 1%

    reach the cold-climate tier: full heating output and a COP of 2.1 or more at 5°F.

    2 models. All brands: 3%.

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Top AUX cold-climate picks, by size

Only units that keep at least 70% of their heat at 5°F, ranked on heat kept, efficiency at 5°F and seasonal efficiency (HSPF2), against units their size.

Showing Ducted, 2 tons (21,000–26,999 Btu/h cooling). What size is my system?

4 of AUX’s 4 models of this size and type qualify.

  1. 1ASUM24HPMULOAUX2 tons · 24,000 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 83% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    83% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Good
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.90 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Seasonal efficiency
    10.0 (HSPF2)
    Great
    63.0score / 100
  2. 2AHU24HPV1BOwith ducted air handler AHU24HPV1BIAUX2 tons · 24,000 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 92% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    92% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Great
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.80 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Seasonal efficiency
    9.5 (HSPF2)
    Good
    59.5score / 100
  3. 3ASPR24HPMULOAUX2 tons · 24,000 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 77% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    77% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Good
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.00 (COP at 5°F)
    Good
    Seasonal efficiency
    9.5 (HSPF2)
    Good
    59.1score / 100
  4. 4AHU24HPV1AOwith ducted air handler AHU24HPV1AIAUX2 tons · 23,000 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 78% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    78% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Good
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.90 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Seasonal efficiency
    8.5 (HSPF2)
    Below the middle
    46.6score / 100

These are certified test ratings, not a recommendation for your home. The right size comes from a load calculation by a contractor.

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